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The Russification of Jews
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A major issue within the internal politics of the Russian government concerns the Russification of populations in our remote regions who follow different religions and are of other ethnic backgrounds…

Contributor:

Ilya Orshanski

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1877

Subjects:

Scholarship, Assimilation, Nationalism, Community, Ashkenazi

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts
L’educatore Israelita: A Newspaper of Readings for Jewish Families. Compiled by the Teachers Giuseppe Levi and Esdra Pontremoli
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We have already offered a glimpse, in our program, into the nature of this publication. Yet the desire to open our heart, especially to those benevolent people who have looked favorably upon…

Contributor:

Giuseppe Levi and Esdra Pontremoli

Places:

Vercelli, Kingdom of Sardinia (Vercelli, Italy)

Date:

1853

Subjects:

Writing, Scholarship, Nationalism, Enlightenment, Community

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Journalism
The Future of the Jews: A Response to Werner Sombart
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We want to scrape off the eggshells of the ghetto and live as children of the present in the midst of German intellectual life, but without breaking with our past and shaking off the legitimate…

Contributor:

Eugen Fuchs

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Assimilation, Community, Nationalism

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Political Culture